The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
COL. w. ID. WYLIE
Declines to Enter the Race for Mayor.
DALLAS. TEX, March 10, 1887.

DALLAS, l EA MuTCH Ia, 1901.
Col. W. ID. Wylic.
DEAR SIR: Having full confidence
in your ability and knowledge of mu-
nicipal affairs, if you will consent to
become n candidate for the Office of
mayor you will receive the hearty sup
port of MANY FRIENDS.
In any event. we would like to have
your views on the management of
municipal affairs. not forgetting the
water question. NJ. +.
| In reply to the above letter, sim
ccrcly apprecating the compliment
of the friends who through the col
umns of the HERALD requested me to
become a candidate for mayor at the
ensuing election. regret to say that
my business is such at this time that
will not be able to devote the time to
the canv iss and the careful study of
the present condition of the city's in
tercsts that are and should be the
duty of candidate for chief cX-
ecutive of the city Of Dallas. This
city to-day has assumed such metro
politan proportions that in order to
properly administer her affairs the
mavor should devote his entire time
to the duties of the Office. lie should
acquire and posses thorough
knowledge of the condition Of the
city, and bring before the council such
matters as should come within the
scope of lis observation for their
action. And Just at this time, when
the very important matter of an adj
equatc water supply is, perhaps, para
mount, it will devolve upon the mayor
very important and responsible
dut:. With, perhaps, n great maj or
ity of our citizens, am fully con-
vinced that the city should own and
operate her own water works, and by
judicious management and the APP
pointment or election of thoroughly
competent Superintendent, who should
have full and complete control, low
rate for consumers would be secured
and the water department would be
source of revenue to the city. and
thereby reduce the rate of our al
valorem tax.
The city by the late amendment to
the charter has struck the key note to
municipal success. a direct tax for
public Improvement is AZ onerous tax
on property owners for much needed
improvements. and rs rule, is wholly
inadequate to furnish the means while
the issuing of bonds at low rate of
interest would furnish the ready mon
cy for sewerage and other improve
ments and low rate of taxation on
the taXab property OF the city would
afford ample revenue to meet the in
tcrest, and at the same time, create n
sinking fund to meet the principal and
in this way, beyond doubt, reduce our
taxation at least one or one and a
halt per cent.
The question of sewerage is another
very important one 10 be taken into
consideration by the incoming admin
istration, for as we all know, that ow-
ing TO the heterogeneous character of
the city the sanitary condition of the
city requires constant attention. The
streets require the strict and careful
attention of street commissioner
who should have full aud complete
control of the streets and be held re-
sponsible TO the council. Each depart
ment should have a head who is in
every way responsible. The manage
ment of all corporations have shown
that committees cannot manage the
departments in governmental affairs
either national, corporate or municipal.
AS you request these are briefly my
views on few matters. My time will
not allow me to discuss it further.
Again thanking you for the call, and
assuring you that will continue to do
all can for the rest interests of the
city, Lam truly yours,
W. ID. WYLIE